Call it second childhood, or the pursuit of a unextinguishable dream, or an angry-at-money splurge, I went ahead and bought a shiny new electric guitar. More importantly, it's a birthday gift from Caren (she paid for half of it.), and a huge step towards my dream of playing a Manila gig.

And get this: Jimboy bought cymbals for his drum machine. Nat2x bought a bass amp. Woah! We just went mad and bought what we've dreamt of having since college. Even now the reality of it still hasn't sunk that deep.

I cannot, for the life of me, explain how we went about a rampage and bought musical appendages to extend our passions beyond what we carry in our hearts (deep!). Oh, wait. Actually, that sentence just explained it. Extending our passions beyond our dreams and frustrations. We are now on the comeback trail of living the musical dream.

We are all happy with our new toys, and we're enjoying jamming and recording again. Yet there is one thing that makes this from being perfect - Wala si Aldion.

Wala si Aldion. He's in Cebu. And though we're enjoying the life we've decided to take on again, at the back of our minds we're still thinking the same thing. We wish Aldion were here. But you might say, 'Why not look for a new lead guitarist?' Yeah? Why not? We can't. It's just against the group dynamic. 4 friends who love music. Friends whose acquaintances go farther than each other's musical preferences. Friends first before bandmates. So I dedicated my purchase to our now married guitarist by buying the same type of guitar that he used and had made us successful as a band.

So here's what we did. We looked for a sessionist. Fortunately for us, Nat2x has a teammate that plays guitars and has a bit of the same musical tastes that we do. Case closed. We now have a guitar sessionist. I can't play whack when I have to sing, and I can't sing whack when I have to play. Not with the kinds of songs we're covering.

So now I have added more spice into my life. I have stretched the hours of the day to make room for practice, to make room for jammings and recordings. I have downloaded tabs, notes, lyrics, any reference on guitar-playing. I'm also saving up for voice lessons and joined the church choir to at least practice singing the right way. This time I want to be better. And this is the time to get better. This is our make or break. But still, we all wish Aldion were here.

This is probably the most dramatic shiat I've ever written. How gee.

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